Lin Jie was taken aback and asked, "It's only been a little over an hour since dinner, are you hungry again?"

An Kemeng pouted and said, "Brother Jie, for girls, proper meals are proper meals, and snacks are more like treats. There's always room for them in our stomachs."

"Come on, Brother Jie, let's go eat some snacks together."

Lin Jie was pulled along by An Kemeng and hurriedly arrived at the night market food court not far from the shopping center to the west!

As soon as they arrived, a bustling atmosphere hit them in the face.

There were a lot of people!

Mostly young men and women, with tourists from out of town making up the majority, and the level of crowding greatly exceeded Lin Jie's expectations!

The center of the night market square was like a marketplace, with a lot of individual stalls of various sizes, some stalls were very small, only displaying one or two items.

All around, there were various snack stalls.

An Kemeng gently pulled Lin Jie's hand and whispered, "Brother Jie, you might not know, but this is actually a spontaneously formed secondhand brand goods trading market!"

"If you're lucky, you can find branded bags, high-end accessories, and clothing at good prices!"

It was only then that Lin Jie noticed most of the items on display at the stalls were finely crafted handbags, clothes, watches, small accessories, and beautifully packaged alcohol, etc.

"There must be a lot of fakes, right?" Lin Jie whispered!

An Kemeng nodded and said, "That's for sure, but there are quite a few authentic items too! Sometimes my sister brings me here and teaches me how to identify branded clothes and bags."

Lin Jie, somewhat puzzled, asked, "Do you still need to learn about these things?"

"With your circumstances, you could just go to a boutique store and buy genuine products, it's not like you can't afford them!"

An Kemeng pouted and said, "My sister says there are a lot of brands here, along with both good and bad items. Looking around more, talking with the stall owners, can broaden your knowledge."

"So as not to be deceived by those who put on airs and pretend to be something they're not…"

An Kemeng said while looking around.

Suddenly she saw something, pulled Lin Jie and exclaimed excitedly, "Ah, the candied hawthorn I love!"

Lin Jie could only follow along.

The candied hawthorn stall was small but tidy and hygienic, and the hawthorns were made with freshly melted sugar, freshly prepared and sold, with a sweet aroma permeating the air around.

In front of the stall, there were already a few couples selecting and waiting.

An Kemeng sniffed a bit, squinting her smiling eyes, like a puppy smelling meat, and asked, "Brother Jie, what kind do you want to eat?"

Lin Jie looked at the semi-finished products in the glass case of the small stall, and there were quite a few choices: hawthorn, cherry tomato, grape, chestnut, small chunks of pineapple, banana, apple, mango, etc.

He said, "I'll have a skewer of the classic hawthorn then!"

As for this kind of high-sugar snack, due to professional habits, Lin Jie wasn't particularly fond of it, but he didn't want to discourage An Kemeng's enthusiasm either.

An Kemeng shouted to the busy stall owner, "One hawthorn and one cherry tomato!"

The two waited for two to three minutes and got their candied hawthorn!

"Brother Jie, here you go!" An Kemeng said with a bright smile.

She took her skewer, eating one piece at a time, like a greedy kid, full of satisfaction, her face shining with a radiant smile.

While eating, An Kemeng kept looking around and occasionally stepped forward to take a look,

Very soon, Lin Jie found himself holding quite a few items, including grilled squid, cotton candy, oden…

At this moment, a light scent of wine drifted over, and Lin Jie couldn't help but sniff!

Shen Lanruo's voice suddenly rang in his mind, "Hey, that's the aroma of fine wine from Chateau Lafite. Lin Jie, go take a look quickly, don't miss out!"

Lin Jie, holding An Kemeng's hand, occasionally sniffed like a hunting dog, following the scent to a small stall surrounded by a few people.

A middle-aged man around his forties or fifties, looking elegant, was surrounded by people.

He was gently swirling the wine in his goblet, taking a deep, indulgent breath of the aroma wafting from the glass, savoring it and saying, "This scent is fragrant and refreshing, absolutely genuine, a true product from Chateau Lafite, with at least twenty years of aging!"

The middle-aged man said to the young couple standing hand in hand in front of the stall, "If you two aren't buying these three bottles, then I'd like to take them!"

Lin Jie saw three dusty bottles of red wine on the stall, one with a half-inserted cork, clearly just opened.

A decently dressed middle-aged woman stood behind the stall.

She raised her eyelids and glanced at the couple, saying, "You've tasted the wine! One bottle for thirty-five thousand, three for a hundred thousand, are you paying in cash or by transfer?"

This price, judging by the aroma released by the wine, was quite a bargain; it made Lin Jie a bit tempted.

The young man softly asked, "A Xuan, I don't know much about red wine, what do you think?"

The woman who was asked pondered for a moment and said, "This indeed is red wine from Chateau Lafite, pure taste, lingering fragrance, it's worth the price."

She nodded with a light smile, "Didn't expect to actually find good wine when we came looking."

"Let's buy them. We'll gift one bottle to Expert Lin as a present and take the other two back as a tribute to the old man."

Lin Jie, standing quite close, overheard the words "Expert Lin" and looked at the couple with a feeling.

The young man wore glasses, had neatly cut short hair, fair skin, and was quite presentable.

The woman had large, grape-purple wavy hair, with a thin face, and was rather ordinary-looking, but her makeup was exquisite, and her outfit was quite fashionable.

The man with the glasses lightly agreed, "The old man who loves wine will definitely be very happy to receive such a good wine."

"But to give such good wine to Dr. Lin, isn't it a bit wasteful? It's thirty-five thousand per bottle, and with my relationship with him, there's no need to be so formal."

The woman gave the man with glasses a sideways glance, coquettishly saying, "I'm doing this to give you face!"

"Since you have a good relationship with this Expert Lin, and he agreed to your request to perform the surgery for Hanhan, we must acknowledge this kind of kindness and make an effort to maintain it."

"Besides, befriending such a renowned doctor isn't a bad thing either."

"Don't forget, even Dr. Xia, the top surgeon in the military, admits he isn't as good as him. We might need him in the future, so considering both present and future, it's the perfect time to make some investment."

At this point, Lin Jie had already confirmed they were talking about him.

Lin Jie took another careful look at the man with glasses and could confirm he didn't know him, so how could he have agreed to his request for surgery?

Who is Hanhan anyway?

Could someone be impersonating him for a scam? Doubts arose in Lin Jie's mind!

After the woman made her decision, she was straightforward.

She paid one hundred thousand through online banking transfer, and then took the three bottles of red wine and left together with the man with glasses!

At this moment, An Kemeng suddenly joked, "Brother Jie, you can't drink alcohol, yet you like to drink high-end red wine, hehe, how strange!"

Lin Jie withdrew his gaze from the back of the man with glasses, casually brushing off An Kemeng, "Precisely because I can't drink alcohol, I want to drink the real good stuff!"

An Kemeng mischievously said, "Brother Jie, my dad's wine cabinet stores some supposedly very good red wine! I'll sneak a few bottles for you, okay?"

"Absolutely not!"

Lin Jie quickly reached out to ruffle her hair, messing it up slightly, and said, "Don't cause any trouble! If I ever really run out of wine, I'll just go and ask your dad; he surely won't be stingy."

An Kemeng covered her hair, glaring at Lin Jie with big eyes and huffing, "You used to be an all-powerful great doctor, and my dad would naturally do anything for you."

"But now, humph humph…"

"You're my dad's son-in-law now, which significantly lowers your status…"

"When is the broke son-in-law going to officially visit my house?"

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